Shoe with sole leather toe



J. H. EVERSTON SHOE WITH SOLE LEATHER TOE Feb. 26, 1952 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1Filed Nov. 14, 1947 INUENTOE j Jose-PH H. Ema-van m M k-rmm 1952 J. H.,EVERSTON SHOE WITH SOLE LEATHER TOE 2 Sl-IEETS-SI-IEET 2 Filed Nov. 14,1947 iiiiiii'i/Yfiiiiiiiiiiiifii'l/ NVE NTO E. \/0.5'EPH flvE/slasmPatented Feb. 26, 1952 SHOE WITH SOLE LEATHER TOE Joseph H. Everston,Milwaukee, Wis.

Application November 14, 1947, Serial No. 785,876

7 Claims.

This invention relates to a shoe in which the sole protects the toeportion as well as the bottom of the wearers foot. While the shoe isparticularly adapted for wear by small children, its use is by no meanslimited to this field.

It is a primary object of the invention to provide a novel shoeconstruction in which injury to the toes of the wearer, and scufiing ofthe upper, are both prevented by extending the sole leather upwardly onan arc of at least 90, and preferably more, at the toe of the shoe. Forfull protection, I may also'extend the sole leather upwardly at the rearof the shoe in a manner disclosed herein but more particularly disclosedin my companion application entitled Shoe with Sole Stay Extension,filed September 17, 1948, Serial No. 49,686.

The present invention also includes a novel method of shoe manufacturefor achieving the advantages of the shoe above described whereby eitheror both the insole and the outsole are connected directly with, or madecompletely to replace, the vamp at the top of the upper.

The invention will be more clearly apparent from the followingdisclosure of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings,wherein:

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of a shoe embodying my invention,portions thereof being broken away to show the construction.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the sole used to make up the device. of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view in rear quarter perspective of a modified embodiment ofthe invention.

Fig. 4 is a view in front quarter perspective of the shoe of Fig. 3,portions thereof being broken away.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a sole unit employed in the manufacture of theshoe shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

Fig. 6 is a viewin plan of the prefabricated upper to which the soleunit is attached in the construction of such a shoe.

Fig. '7 is a view in longitudinal section through the shoe of Fig. 4.

Fig. 8-is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. '7'

showing a modified embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 9 is a. fragmentary view similar to Fig. '7 showing a furthermodified embodiment of the invention.

Figs. 10 and 11 are views in longitudinal section throughprefabricated'sole assemblies which may be used by way of furthermodifications of the invention.

Fig. 12 is a plan view of a lasted upper and partially attached solerepresenting one method of assembly and embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 13 is a view in botQm front quarter perspective of the applicationof the sole portion of the blank shown in Fig. 12 to the lasted upperand insole to complete a shoe in accordance with this embodiment. v I

Fig. 14 is a fragmentary detail view in longitudinal section of the toeportion of a shoe on the last showing an embodiment slightly modifiedfrom the disclosure of Fig. 13.

The outsole may be the only sole as in Fig. 1, or the outsole may havethe insole cemented to it as in Fig. 3 for unitary handling. The upperI6 is flanged outwardly at H and stitched at l8 to the sole. The extremeend portion 20 of the sole is carried to a point well beyond the line 2|which,

in Fig. 2, respresents what would normally be the forward end of thesole of such a shoe. The pointed extremity 20 of the sole is carriedupwardly and rearwardly and there held by continuing the stitchedconnection to the upper as shown in Fig. l, the stitching beingcontinuous throughout the perimeter of the sole.

In this construction, the pointed form of the sole at 20 is a matter ofdesign, but the provision of any sole structure extending vertically atthe front of the shoe and stitched to the upper in the manner describedis, regardless of the form of the sole, a great protection to thewearer. A creeping child, for example, can drag his feet over the floorwithout scufling the upper. He can bump into pieces of furniture Whiletoddling without injury to his toes. The shoe will even withstand thedropping of relatively heavy objects across the toe of the shoe withoutinjury to the toes of the wearer. For older children who are using acoaster wagon, the upward extension of the sole in rigid connection withthe upper greatly prolongs the life of the shoe.

The construction shown in Figs. 3 to 7 inclusive discloses severalalternative ideas which may be;

individually or collectively used, but relatively independent to eachother. One alteration involves the use of an insole at 22. It isobviously possible to add an insole to the shoe of Fig. l or to omit itfrom the device of Fig. 4. Where the insole is used, it may be cementedto the outsole as in Fig. 3, or it may be separately attached to theupper as in Fig, 4 by stitching at 23 which connects the insole to theoutwardly flanged portion I! of the upper. Thereafter, the stitching l8extends through the flange l1 and the insole and the outsole in themanner already described.

Another modification shown in these views consists in the provision ofan outsole which has a square toe 20! extended upwardly at the front ofthe shoe, the upper of this shoe being'provided with a vamp portion 24and quarters 25. The vamp 24 is upwardly flanged at I'll to provide acontinuation of the flange l1 and to,which the relatively square end 2Mof the sole is stitched. The vamp and square toe construction may besubstituted in the shoe of Fig. 1, or the pointed toe of Fig. 1, or theuse of a single sole as suggested in that view, may be substituted inFig. 3 or Fig. 4.

Another feature of the construction shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 is thegrooving of the upper surface of the outsole at 26 to facilitate therather abrupt upward bending of the outsole at 21. The shoe of Fig. 1may be grooved if desired, or the shoe presently being described may bemore broadly curved if it be desired to dispense with the grooving.

Another optional feature consists in the extension of the outsole andinsole to the top of the shoe in the form of mckstay 3B. This featureis'more fully disclosed in the companion application above identified.As herein shown, it provides relatively rigid support for the ankle ofthe wearer of the shoe and also protects the shoe itself from scuflingat the rear. The stitching between the flanged portion ll of the upperand the respective soles extends up the sides of the stay to the top ofthe shoe and there terminates. At the heel, as at the toe, the sole maybe grooved if desired, the grooving being indicated at 3| in Figs. 3 and5.

In the constructions thus far described, the tongue 33 comprises aseparately fabricated element stitched to the vamp 24 as best shown inFig. lat 34. However, if desired, either or both of the features shownin Fig. 8 may be incorporated. integral part of the vamp 242, and thelatter, instead of being flanged upwardly at Hi to receive connectionwith the sole assembly, laps beneath the end 202 of the outsole I52 andis stitched thereto at H2. Either the stitching, or the integral tongueconstruction, is alternatively usable in the other embodiments.

In the construction shown in Fig. 9, I have illustrated anotheralternatively usable feature in which the entire end portion of the solel53 is progressively skived to reduce its thickness and, regardless ofwhether or not so reduced, it is carried over the vamp portion of theshoe at 243, and the tongue 33 is stitched directly thereto.

Figs. 10 and 11 show other arrangements in which sole leather is usedfor protection but is reduced in thickness as compared with thethickness of the sole at the bottom of the shoe. In Fig. 10, the soleI54 has a toe extension 35 stitched thereto at 36, both the extensionand the sole, or at least the latter, preferably being skived wherelapping occurs. A similar extension 31 is stitched to the sole proper at38 and provides the rear stay as above described.

In the Figfilhconstruction, the sole I55 has integral portions 355 and365 of reduced thickness providing the toe and heel portions of the shoein the same manner as contemplated for the separately fabricated piecesof sole leather shown at 35 and 36 respectively in Fig. 10.

While stitched constructions have thus far been described, it ispossible to apply the sole wholly or partially by means of adhesive asshown in Figs. 12 to 14. In fact, whether the final application of theoutsole is made by stitching or by ad- In Fig. 8, the tongue 332comprises an hesive, its initial connection with the component parts ofthe upper may be made in the manner shown in Fig. 12 where the vamp 24and the quarters 25 are stitched to each other and to the outsole l55,the squared toe end 206 of the outsole being stitched to the flangedportion I'll of the vamp in the same manner as in Fig. 7. With the uppermounted on last 39 and flanged inwardly at 40 over the insole 22 asshown in Fig. 13, cement is applied to the inturned edge 40 of theupper, and the outsole I56, already preferably stitched to the upper asshown in Fig. 12, is pressed into place and held while the adhesivesets.

Assuming that the insole is carried upwardly about the toe of the shoein the manner suggested in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the outsole may beadhesively applied without any stitching whatever as shown in Fig. 14,the outsole being designated by reference character I51, the insole byreference character 22, and the adhesive by reference character 4|.

Illustration of lining has been omitted because the invention is notconcerned with the presence or absence of lining, but only with a shoein which the sole leather is extended upwardly at least at the toe toprotect the wearers foot and protect the upper from scufling. In all ofthe constructions illustrated, a relatively heavy sole leather coversthe toe, While the upper may be assumed to be made of any suitablelight, thin leather. In all of the constructions illustrated, the soleleather is not only carried to a vertical position, but preferablybeyond the vertical towards the rear of the shoe, at least to the extentindicated in Figs. 3 and 7.

I claim:

1. In a shoe, the combination with an upper having quarter and vampportions and provided with an outwardly turned flange substantiallycontinuous along the rear margins and lower margins of the quarters andacross the vamp at the front of the upper, an insole having a firststitched connection with such flange at the rear and lower margins ofthe quarters and across said vamp, and an outsole having a secondstitched connection through the insole to said flange along the rearmargins and lower margins of the quarters and across the vamp, theinsole and outsole having tongues extending upwardly at the front andrear of the shoe and connected between the flanged portions at the rearof the quarters and the sides of the vamp.

2. The device of claim 1 in which the insole and outsole tongues at thefront of the shoe extend beyond the vertical and rearwardly over the topforward portion of the shoe above the vamp, the flange extending acrossthe vamp being disposed upwardly and rearwardly above adjacent vampportions.

3. In a shoe, the combination with an upper which terminates short ofthe front of the shoe, having outwardly flanged quarter portions and anupwardly flanged vamp portion, of a sole stitched to the outwardlyflanged portions of the upper and extending upwardly across the front ofthe shoe as well as beneath the bottom thereof, the stitched connectionof the sole to the vamp and quarters being continuous, the sole alsocomprising a stay portion extending upwardly at the rear of the shoe andwith which the. shoe upper is provided with connection.

4. A shoe of the character described compris-' ing the combination withquarter and vamp portions of upper leather spaced from each other at thefront and rear of the shoe, of a sole leather stay and sole and toe unitextending continuously across the bottom of the shoe and up at the rearand toe thereof and provided with a connection with said portionsthroughout the extent of said unit.

5. The device of claim 4 in which said unit is further extendedrearwardly from the toe of said shoe to constitute a central vampportion also provided laterally with a connection with the vamp portionsfirst mentioned.

6. A blucher shoe comprising a substantially flat vamp plug withupturned lateral and front margins, vamp sides having upwardly extendingupper margins in seamed connection with the upturned side margins of theplug, the said vamp sides being spaced in the forepart of the shoe, anda sole extending beneath and forwardly of said vamp sides and having'anupwardly extending front end with a top terminal margin in seamedconnection with the upturned front marin of said plug.

'7. The combination with a shoe upper comprising quarter and vampportions, the vamp portions being spaced apart at the front of the shoe,of a shoe sole that extends continuously from a point substantially atthe top of the quarter in the back of the shoe across the bottom of theshoe and is turned up at the front, the upturned :front end of the soleextending above the general level of the vamp and being provided with avamp connection.

JOSEPH H. EVERSTON.

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